Katutura weather in October

In October, Katutura sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Katutura's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Katutura's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:21 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
28%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Katutura reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Katutura weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°13112.813.25.2
Feb28° / 16°1431312.85.7
Mar27° / 15°8911.812.26.5
Apr25° / 12°294.811.58.2
May23° / 40.610.99.3
Jun21° / 00.110.69.0
Jul21° / 00.110.88.9
Aug23° / 00.111.29.5
Sep27° / 11°51.111.98.6
Oct29° / 14°133.512.56.7
Nov30° / 15°345.813.16.0
Dec30° / 16°647.913.45.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3928
4928
5937
6937
7937
8928
9919
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Katutura gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.5 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
57
67
77
88
98
108
119
129
1310
1410
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1611
1711
1812
1912
2013
2113
2214
2314
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2516
2616
2717
2817
2917
3018
3118

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
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Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:356:47
212.26:346:47
312.26:336:48
412.36:326:48
512.36:316:48
612.36:306:49
712.36:296:49
812.46:286:49
912.46:276:50
1012.46:266:50
1112.46:256:51
1212.46:246:51
1312.56:236:51
1412.56:236:52
1512.56:226:52
1612.56:216:53
1712.66:206:53
1812.66:196:54
1912.66:186:54
2012.66:186:55
2112.66:176:55
2212.76:166:55
2312.76:156:56
2412.76:156:56
2512.76:146:57
2612.76:136:58
2712.86:136:58
2812.86:126:59
2912.86:126:59
3012.86:117:00
3112.86:107:00

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 7.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 7.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
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37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Katutura

In seasonPeak

None of Katutura's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Katutura's rainy season runs January–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Katutura?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Katutura for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Katutura in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Katutura sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Katutura in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Katutura peaks around January 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 16Jun 18UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Katutura in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Katutura is worst in August — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateAug 1731 µg/m³Jan 1711 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Katutura?

Katutura sits at 22.5°S, 17.1°E, 1,630 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Windhoek, 5.0 km away.

RehobothGobabisOtjiwarongoMarientalSwakopmundWalvis Bay

Topography around Katutura

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Katutura.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Katutura has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 1,629 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 698 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,512 m.

The land around Katutura is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, shrubs (83%) within 16 km, and shrubs (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
698 m
80 km
1,512 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Windhoek 5.0 km · Okahandja 62 km · Rehoboth 88 km · Gobabis 197 km · Otjiwarongo 233 km · Mariental 251 km · Swakopmund 261 km · Walvis Bay 266 km

Namibia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / M
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,876
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.2
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
34.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Christian 98%unaffiliated 2%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Katutura (-22.5231°, 17.0603°, elevation 1,630 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).